A larger value of packet-number indicates more BPDUs sent in a hello interval and therefore more system resources occupied. Setting the proper value of packet-number prevents excess bandwidth usage when route flapping occurs.
The system view is displayed.
The view of the Ethernet interface participating in STP calculation is displayed.
The maximum number of BPDUs sent by a port in a specified period is set.
By default, the maximum number of BPDUs that a port sends is 6 per second.